Word of the pardons came down around 10am this morning Eastern time. The White House says they are full pardons, not a commutation of sentences.

The White House issued a statement that read in part:

"Justice is overdue for Dwight and Steven Hammond, both of whom are entirely deserving of these Grants of Executive Clemency"

In his Facebook post, Ammon Bundy, who led the Oregon Standoff protest that brought the plight of the Hammonds to the world's attention, called the pardons a step in the right direction. Bundy wants the federal government to back off a 400-thousand dollar fine and any right of first refusal for the Hammonds to sell their land imposed on them in connection with their prosecution.

The Hammonds already paid the fine back in 2015 and today's action by President Trump does not reverse that.......

What was there to pardon him of? The jury said his injured passenger (got shrapnel from the FBI agent’s pothot at LaVoy apparently) was found not guilty by the jury in Oregon.

The charges in Nevada on Ryan Bundy and others were dismissed with prejudice meaning they couldn’t be brought back but in Nevada Jeff Sessions prosecutor (he appointed her) and the case prosecutors are expected to appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court after the trial judge refused to reconsider.

I think that Congress never takes a stand against this inhumane treatment is you can bet the FBI keeps secret files on these elected officials and they are afraid to stand up to them. It is called Blackmail!

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